You Said It!(Click here for more quotations) "When we're talking about the ’60s, when my best friend couldn't drink out of the same water fountain as I can because his skin is a different color than me.
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Now, you're talking about a different best friend of mine who can't get married even though I could get married seven times in my life and he can't do that because he is a different sexual orientation than me? That's absolutely a civil-rights issue."
— Sophia Bush

Tell Russia: Confirm whereabouts of “disappeared” punk-rock protester: Nadya Tolokonnikova of punk-protest band Pussy Riot has not been seen or heard from in almost a month. Russia’s government says the Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience is being transported to a Siberian gulag, but there is no independent confirmation, and her health is fragile following a hunger strike. Demand the Russian government confirm her whereabouts and safety.
[10 Nov 2013]

McDonald’s — Pay a Decent Wage: When a worker asked McDonald’s president Jeff Stratton why she had to earn just $8.25 an hour after working for the company for 10 years, she was arrested. McDonald’s can afford to pay workers a livable $15/hour and still make plenty of profit. Tell the company it should do so.
[9 Nov 2013]

Demand Universal Background Checks: Join Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly in demanding that all gun buyers must go through background checks first, the minimum gun-control policy Congress is considering, and which is facing a filibuster.
[7 Apr 2013]

Social Security: Oppose the new plan to cut benefits; a fair and more effective solution is lifting the payroll tax cap that prevents highly paid workers from paying their fair share.
[7 Apr 2013]

“Fiscal Cliff”: Defend progressive policies! Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich breaks down the fiscal choice in a 3-minute video. View, then tell Congress to stand against tax breaks for the rich and cutbacks for the rest!
[13 Dec 2012]